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Getting help in Bee County
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The ACS estimates about 1,650, give or take 374 civilian veterans in Bee County.
By ACS estimates, Bee County has the 98th largest veteran population among Texas's 254 counties.
Share of civilian veterans, ACS 2020-2024
Measure
Bee County
Texas
United States
Share with a service-connected rating
36 percent
the same rounded estimate as the Texas share; above the national share.
36 percent
30 percent
Share rated 70 percent or higher
18 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans 75 and older in Bee County number about 363, give or take 95; their 22 percent share is above Texas's 20 percent.
Veterans under 35 account for 18 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in Bee County; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.
Women veterans account for 5 percent; a small survey sample; treat as rough in Bee County; the survey figures do not support a state comparison.
Income, work and education in Bee County
Census ACS 2020-2024 estimates and 90% margins of error
Measure
Bee County
Texas
United States
Veteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$42,530 ± $13,063
$58,337 ± $490
$54,224 ± $147
Nonveteran median income, age 18 and over with income
$27,862 ± $3,179
$39,496 ± $171
$41,154 ± $99
Veterans below poverty level, age 18 and over
8.6% ± 4.8 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with a disability, age 18 and over
49.4% ± 15.2 points
31.1% ± 0.4 points
30.7% ± 0.1 points
Employed share of veterans, ages 18 to 64
54.7% ± 11.8 points
75.0% ± 0.5 points
73.9% ± 0.2 points
Unemployed share of veterans in the labor force, ages 18 to 64
0.8% ± 9.1 points; small survey sample; treat as rough
Not compared
Not compared
Veterans with high school or more, age 25 and over
96.9% ± 2.8 points
95.7% ± 0.2 points
95.5% ± 0.1 points
Veterans with a bachelor’s degree or more, age 25 and over
19.8% ± 5.4 points
34.4% ± 0.4 points
31.8% ± 0.2 points
Income is in 2024 dollars. These figures describe civilians. Poverty and disability shares use veterans whose poverty status is determined. Census disability measures daily functioning, not a VA service-connected rating. Tables and method.
VA projects slightly more veterans here by 2035; both years round to about 2,000. VetPop2023 projections are rounded to the nearest 1,000 as VA directs. Projection source and method.
VA disability compensation in Bee County
VA reports 644 veterans in Bee County receiving disability compensation in FY2025.
In 2025, lenders reported 30 VA-backed home loans out of 260 home loans made in Bee County (11.5% VA), under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
The largest reported service groups are Vietnam era only (about 594, give or take 178) and post-9/11 only (about 347, give or take 190; a small survey sample; treat as rough).
For questions about Vietnam-era exposure rules, read the Agent Orange guide; eligibility depends on your service and condition.
VA money in Bee County
VA reported about $17.5 million in compensation and pension spending and about $10.2 million in medical care spending in Bee County for FY2025.
Military branch is not listed in the USACE FY2024 property data.
These lists use site points within county boundaries. A site may extend into another county.
For VA’s service-location rules, see the presumptive conditions list. A location listing does not establish personal exposure or eligibility.
Veterans experiencing homelessness
On one night in January 2024, Texas Balance of State (BoS) CoC counted 568 veterans experiencing homelessness (229 sheltered, 339 unsheltered).
TX-607 is the HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) selected by this county's geographic center (polygon centroid). This Balance of State area covers communities outside separate local CoCs.
The HUD workbook reports 324 veterans for the 2019 comparison.
This is a one-night count for the whole CoC area, not a county or annual total. CoC mapping method.
If you need housing help, call the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans at 877-424-3838. You can call any time, day or night.
Skidmore (unincorporated community): about 1,183 residents
Blue Berry Hill (unincorporated community): about 852 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Pettus (unincorporated community): about 602 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Tuleta (unincorporated community): about 302 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
More places (4)
Pawnee (unincorporated community): about 81 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Tynan (unincorporated community): about 61 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Tulsita (unincorporated community): about 15 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Normanna (unincorporated community): about 6 residents (small survey sample; treat as rough)
Census incorporated places and census-designated places, sorted by ACS 2020-2024 population. Figures are ACS estimates for the whole place, not only the part inside this county. Places are assigned by their 2024 Census internal point and may cross county boundaries. Sources and mapping method.
Qualifying Texas veterans rated 100 percent or paid at that rate through individual unemployability receive a full residence homestead property tax exemption.
Texas offers eligible spouses and dependents of veterans rated 100 percent permanent and total up to 150 credit hours of tuition exemption.
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